The article examines the non-cognitive components of human capital. It was revealed that a set of certain individual non-cognitive characteristics can predetermine a person's social, financial and labor results. Noncognitive skills include openness to new
things, perseverance and conscientiousness, discipline and self-control, etc. The factors identified for differences, as well as causal analysis of the impact of non-cognitive skills on various aspects of economic and social behavior, are important topics for future
research.